Mary Margaret Mort

She was born on October 3, 1937 in Bellefontaine to the late Kenneth and Alberta (Glaze) Prater. She is also preceded in death by five brothers, Thomas, Robert, Hugh, Carl “Corky” and William Prater and a sister, Dorothy Prater.

Surviving are her sons, Dennis Hines of Bellefontaine, Tim (Beverly) Hines of Urbana, Joe Hines of DeGraff and Kelly Hines of Bellefontaine; daughters, Lori (Paul Cordrey) Hines of Urbana, Julie (Pete) Hatfield of Anna and Marlee Parker of West Liberty; 10 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren, many nieces and nephews and many special friends.

Mary worked 26 years at Bulldog/Siemens, Bellefontaine. She was a member of the AmVets, American Legion, and the Eagles, all of Bellefontaine and enjoyed attending all of their events. She loved her flowers, gardening, puzzles, and watching wildlife.

Pastor Kenny Van Hoose will officiate at a 1:00 pm funeral service on Thursday, January 31 at the Eichholtz Funeral Home in Bellefontaine where friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 on Wednesday, January 30th. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery, West Liberty.